Using TREE and XCOPY on Subdirectories in MS-DOS (49847)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q49847 SUMMARY
The TREE and XCOPY utilities cannot detect subdirectories that have
any of the following attributes: read-only, system, hidden, or archive.
In order for a subdirectory to be recognized by TREE or XCOPY, all of
it's attributes must be removed. The MS-DOS Attribute command (ATTRIB)
can apply and remove any of the four attributes for files and
subdirectories.
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With some subdirectories, it is more desirable to have them ignored by
the TREE and XCOPY commands. One example of this is the \DELETED
subdirectory created by the Microsoft MEP Editor to hold archived
versions of edited files.
Please note that this limitation applies only to subdirectories that
TREE or XCOPY must search for, not subdirectories that are specified
on the command line.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB49847 |
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